Why do studios use Roman numerals in the copyright notice in the end credits?

Re:Why do studios use Roman numerals in the copyright notice... by HeyLaughingBoy on Monday April 24, 2023 @12:07PM (#35689415)

> Like the busted myth that Europeans used spices to mask rotten meat.

This is a "busted myth?" I have a friend who was in a Soviet forced labor camp and this is exactly what they did.

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Re:Why do studios use Roman numerals in the copyright notice... by crazygringo on Monday April 24, 2023 @02:27PM (#35691273)

The myth is about the reason for the popularity of spices in midieval Europe.

And yes it's busted, because spices were very expensive -- they were luxury. The people who could afford spices were not people who ever found themselves needing to eat rotten meat.

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Re:Why do studios use Roman numerals in the copyright notice... by porkbeer on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @09:27AM (#35700155)

Would it suprise you to learn that people used to gather their own spices? Not everything was imported. Not busted it the slightest.

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Re:Why do studios use Roman numerals in the copyright notice... by fsckboy on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @08:48PM (#35721884)

not disputing, but in ye olde times people had a taste for a lot more rotten things, like garum and various fermented meat and fish products.

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Re:Why do studios use Roman numerals in the copyright notice... by dotancohen on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @09:16AM (#35700018)

Additionally, the spices on fresh meat helped preserve the meat for an additional hour or two.

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